Specifications

Specifications include,
but are not limited to:SCOPE OF
WORK:Assessments, individual, group (offender),
family and multi-family group (caregiver) sex
offender treatment services to be provided by a
Certified Sex Offender Treatment Provider
(CSOTP) or a qualified mental health
professional that is supervised by a CSOTP .
VENDOR MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF CSOTP CERTIFICATION
DOCUMENTATION WITH SEALED BID.The Contractors
services shall provide evidence-based treatment
modalities for sexual offenders with emphasis on
relapse prevention for paroled offenders.
Programs should address community based
interventions for those offenders that may
continue to reside in the home as well as
services designed to build upon sex offender
treatment provided through residential
treatment. Services shall include individual
treatment and may also include family-based
couseling and groups. Professional therapeutic
services shall be provided by appropriately
credentialed clinical personnel (CSOTP
preferred, non-licensed or certified contractors
must be supervised by a licensed individual).
The program shall include the following
components:Sex offender assessments;Anger
management;Cognitive restructuring;Knowledge of
what constitutes appropriate social
relationships between dating and married
partners, including appropriate sexual
boundaries;Victim awareness and empathy;Focus on
criminogenic need areas, identification of
triggers, high-risk environments and situations
and tools to avoid those environments and
situations;Family reunification;Individual sex
offender counseling;Relapse prevention
counseling;Group sex offender counseling that
shall focus on relapse prevention, peer culture,
and building a supportive environment. Group
work shall provide an opportunity for further
development and critique of the relapse
prevention plan; andFamily sex offender
counseling that shall focus on educating family
members about offender and victim issues
including the offense cycle, triggers, setting
appropriate boundaries and relapse prevention.
The counseling should also attempt to ease
anxiety levels during the re-unification process
(may include re-unification of the victim and
offender when the victim is a family member).The
Contractor shall provide the
following:Individualized Service Plan: The
Contractor and designated probation/parole
officer or other CSU case worker shall mutually
develop an individualized service plan for each
offender. The individualized service plan at a
minimum shall include measurable and
developmentally-appropriate goals, methods to
obtain goals and a time frame for completion.
The individualized plan shall be maintained in
the Contractors case file with a copy forwarded
to the designated parole officer.Monthly
Progress Reports: Written monthly progress
reports shall be forwarded within 10 days
following the end